2021 MTV Video Music Awards: Everything You Need To Know From Host, Performers, Nominees & More!
The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards is set to take place in person this year, after hybrid performances in 2020 due to the pandemic. The star-studded ceremony, packed with performances and will be taking place in New York
The
2021
MTV
Video
Music
Awards
is
set
to
take
place
in
person
this
year,
after
hybrid
performances
in
2020
due
to
the
pandemic.
The
star-studded
VMAs
packed
with
performances
will
be
taking
place
in
New
York
City,
on
September
12,
2021.
Big-name
artists
and
superstar
presenters
will
be
taking
the
stage
to
celebrate
this
year
in
music,
as
the
ceremony
is
hosted
by
rapper-singer
Doja
Cat.
This
is
the
first
time
a
nominee
for
the
Video
of
the
Year
category
will
host
the
ceremony
in
the
same
year.
Some
of
the
artist's
sets
to
perform
on
stage
include,
Camila
Cabello
performing
her
latest
single
"Don't
Go
Yet",
Kacey
Musgraves
will
be
singing
"Star-Crossed," while
Machine
Gun
Kelly
is
expected
to
perform
"Papercuts,"
and
Shawn
Mendes
will
be
singing
his
recent
release
"Summer
of
Love".
Chlöe
(of
Chloe
x
Halle
fame)
is
reportedly
making
her
highly
anticipated
solo
debut
on
the
VMAs
stage,
and
Twenty
One
Pilots
will
be
performing
their
hit
single,
"Saturday." Lil
Nas
X
and
Olivia
Rodrigo
are
also
expected
to
perform
on
stage.
Some
of
the
leading
nominations
for
the
night
include
Justin
Bieber
and
Megan
Thee
Stallion
with
seven
and
six
nods,
respectively.
Other
top
contenders
include
Billie
Eilish,
BTS,
Doja
Cat,
Drake,
Giveon
and
Lil
Nas
X.
Additionally,
MTV
PUSH
artists
Olivia
Rodrigo,
The
Kid
LAROI
and
24kGoldn
have
also
received
multiple
first-time
nominations.
The
ceremony
will
also
mark
legendary
rock
group
the
Foo
Fighters
receiving
the
special
award
of
the
US
Global
Icon
Award.
The
Foo
Fighters
have
been
nominated
for
three
VMAs
this
year,
including
Best
Rock
for
"Shame
Shame"
and
will
also
perform
for
the
first
time
since
2007.
The
awards
ceremony
will
be
taking
place
on
September
12,
2021,
at
8
PM
ET/PT,
which
is
approximately
5:30
am
on
September
13
for
Indian
fans.
The
show
is
expected
to
be
aired
across
MTV's
linear
and
digital
platforms
in
180
countries
and
territories.
The
ceremony
will
be
aired
on
MTV
as
well
as
VH1.
Indian
fans
can
also
keep
up
with
the
VAMs
through
social
media
by
following
@etnow
on
Twitter
and
@entertainmenttonight
on
Instagram.
ETonline.com,
Entertainment
Tonight
also
share
coverage
of
the
biggest
moments
and
all
the
winners.